Spending on NHS in Wales is set to drop by 7.6% in real terms

In cash terms the NHS budget for Wales will remain the same over the next two years, with a small increase in the third year, but in real terms the spending plans amount to a 7.6% drop in total revenue and capital spending.

The Welsh Assembly, which is losing around £860m (€1bn; $1.4bn) in real terms in overall funding from the UK government (down from £15.1bn this year to £14.3bn next year), said it would continue to invest 40% of its budget—the largest single amount—in health and social services.